A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) by Gregory Clark
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Book Summary Author: Gregory Clark Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2007-07-24 ISBN: 0691121354 Number of pages: 440 Publisher: Princeton University Press |
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Book Reviews of the A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
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Summary: 5 Stars
If you are really interested in the Industrial Revolution, here is a book that will put to rest most of your questions, and leave holes for new research. A beautifully constructed argument. Clark calls the "take-off" the "great divergence." He puts the divergence down, in the end...to differences in the quality of labor. HOWEVER, he doesn't know exactly what these differences are. Evidence for his thesis: an analysis of the weaving trade, India and Britain. There is much more , though, before he gets to this point. A super enjoyable book, extremely readable,Clark does not let equations interfere with the threads of logic he unwinds--they are all put in an appendix. Read it.
A.Wilder